David Kearns
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| Born | August 11, 1930 | |||||||||||
| Died | February 25, 2011 (Age 80) | |||||||||||
Cause of death | cancer | |||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||
| Member of | Trilateral Commission | |||||||||||
TLC member, Attended 5 Bilderbergs as Xerox/CEO
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David T. Kearns was CEO of Xerox when he attended 5 meetings of the Bilderberg. He was appointed the first United States Deputy Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993.
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Early life and education
Kearns was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He received Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Rochester in 1952, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Career
Kearns entered United States Navy flight school and was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Coral Sea as an airman. Starting in 1954, Kearns worked at IBM.[1]
In 1971, Kearns joined Xerox Corporation as vice president. He also became head of U.S./Marketing and Service at Xerox in Rochester, New York, and later as vice president of foreign markets in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1977, he became Xerox president and CEO. In 1985, Kearns succeeded Charles Peter McColough as chairman of Xerox.[1]
U.S. Department of Education
Kearns was nominated by President George H. W. Bush as United States Deputy Secretary of Education on March 22, 1991. The United States Senate confirmed him for the position on May 31, 1991.
Following the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California, George H. W. Bush appointed Kearns as White House liaison to help resolve the conflict.[2]
Later career
Kearns left the Department of Education on January 20, 1993. He later joined the faculty of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education where he taught for two years. Kearns sat on the board of trustees for the Ford Foundation, Time Warner, Dayton Hudson, and Ryder. He is also a former chairman of the National Urban League.[1]
Kearns was Chairman of New American Schools, an organization "dedicated to excellence in American schools". New American Schools has since merged with the American Institutes for Research.
Kearns published several books including: Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive (1988), Prophets in the Dark: How Xerox Reinvented Itself and Beat Back the Japanese (1992), A Legacy of Learning (1999) and Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned (2005).[3]
Personal life
Kearns lost his left eye to radiation treatment related to his cancer in 1993, prompting him to wear an eye patch for the rest of his life. Kearns and his wife, Shirley, had four daughters and two sons.
Kearns died on February 25, 2011, at the age of 80 in Vero Beach, Florida, from complications related to sinus cancer.[4]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1983 | 13 May 1983 | 15 May 1983 | Canada Quebec Château Montebello | The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1984 | 11 May 1984 | 13 May 1984 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden |
| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
| Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
| Bilderberg/1990 | 10 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 | New York US Glen Cove | 38th Bilderberg meeting, 119 guests |
References
- ↑ a b c Kearns, David T (31 May 2005). "Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned". Meliora Press.
- ↑ George Bush Presidential Library & Museum (1992). Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With Leaders of the African-American Community in Los Angeles.
- ↑ Kearns, David T. (1993). "Toward a New Generation of American Schools". The Phi Delta Kappan. 74 (10): 773–776.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/education/26kearns.html
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